lot

Definition of lot

2a: the use of lots as a means of deciding somethingb: the resulting choice

3a: something that comes to one upon whom a lot has fallen :shareb: one's way of life or worldly fate :fortune

4a: a portion of landb: a measured parcel of land having fixed boundaries and designated on a plot or surveyc: a motion-picture studio and its adjoining propertyd: an establishment for the storage or sale of motor vehicles <a used car lot>

5a: a number of units of an article, a single article, or a parcel of articles offered as one item (as in an auction sale)b: all the members of a present group, kind, or quantity —usually used with the<sampled the whole lot of desserts>

6a: a number of associated persons :set<fell in with a rough lot>b:kind, sort

7: a considerable quantity or extent <a lot of money><lots of friends>

Synonym Discussion of lot

fate, destiny, lot, portion, doom mean a predetermined state or end. fate implies an inevitable and usually an adverse outcome <the fate of the submarine is unknown>. destiny implies something foreordained and often suggests a great or noble course or end <the country's destiny to be a model of liberty to the world>. lot and portion imply a distribution by fate or destiny, lot suggesting blind chance <it was her lot to die childless>, portion implying the apportioning of good and evil <remorse was his daily portion>. doom distinctly implies a grim or calamitous fate <if the rebellion fails, his doom is certain>.

Law Dictionary

lot

Legal Definition of lot

1: a portion of land; specifically: a measured parcel of contiguous land having fixed boundaries and recorded (as on a plat) with the appropriate authority or office (as a registry of deeds)

2: a single article, a number of units of an article, or a parcel of articles offered as one item (as in an auction sale); specifically: a parcel or single article under the Uniform Commercial Code which is the subject matter of a separate sale, lease, or delivery whether or not it is sufficient to perform the contract — see also odd lot, round lot